Hook



Dec. 19, 1922. 1

J. 0. ERICKSON.

HOOK.

FILED DEC. 15, I92]- INVENTOR: JOHN 0. fifi'nlcirsolv,

Patented Dec. 19, 1922.;

came stares teaser mear orrice'.

JOHN oynnrokson, or Los Anentns; CALIFORNIA.

HOOKL.

.hpplication filed December15, 1921. Serial No. 5225M.

To all whom it may concern: a

Be 1t known that 1, JOHN O. Er c son, a citizen of the United States,res ding at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and, State orCahfornimhave invented a new and;

in the pocket and applied to a convenient place for supporting wearingapparel.

Another object is to provide a device qwhich can be applied without theuse of screws, nails, or similar means.

Another object is to provide a device which, in emergency cases, maybeapplied in 7 rooms and at places where such a device is otherwise notdesirable, and which may easily be removed without disfiguring walls orplaces to which it has been attached.

Other objects will appear from the following description and appendedclaim as well as from the accompanying drawing, in which-- I The figureis aperspective" view of aform of a clothes hook, embodying theinvention, a board being indicated in dotted lines to illustrate themanner in which this device is applied.

Mouldings, boards, shelves and similar members in a house are of varioussizes and shapes, and itwill therefore easily be understood that theattaching portions of the device must also vary to quite an extent tomake the device adaptable to the conditions in different places. In theillustration in the drawing, the device is of a preferable form tobeused for hanging clothes in closets, this device being advantage.

The member 7" of the upper hoolcportio'n,

and the members 8 and9 in the lower hook-' portion, as also theclaw-like termination 10 ot the "member 9, are merely suitablecontinuations of the whole design of the hook proper in an agreeableandpleasing aswell as a convenient construction of this form or the device,embo lying the invention. The

front ends 11 and 12 0'1" the upper and lower hook-portions ot thehook'proper are in this manner of a rounded form, so as not to catch soeasily in'the. clothes and articles supported I by the hook proper.

The claw-like engaging members Qand 5, and the spring 4:, can, ofcourse,be made of various forms and shapes to suit the conditions ofboards, mouldings, and other members to which the device maybe applied,

without departing tromtheprinciple or this lnvent on. I i j it workmgmanmay easilycarryi a devlce of this form in hispocket and, at his place ofemployment, may apply the device to a fence or the bark of a. treewithout much d iiicult as, will easily be understood. Out- 1ng partiesmay use this device with similar No screws, nails, or other similarmeans are necessary for-holding the devlce 1n pos1- tion, so itinayeasily be removed without,

engaging claws projecting rearwardly near the highest point of the hookproper, a loop bemg 'fOlIllGClibY the wire near the claws, an engaginghock member, and a coil spring operati-vely connecting the loop on thehook proper with the engaging hook member.

In testimony that I'claim the foregoing asl my invention I have signedmy name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I JOHN O. ERICKSON. Witnesses: I

A. WILs'rAM, O. H. KRUEGE

